It’s always hell trying to get the family photo…
What I Was
If I had been a better man
I wouldn’t write the way I do
I try to somehow shift the blame
It wasn’t me, it was all you
In writing I am resolute
I do what’s right, and tame each task
But you know me for what I was
An aimless wreck
A thankless task
To share is human:
Another Herd
You said the life we choose to lead
Is puny and absurd;
So you’ll show how unique you are
And join another herd
Yes, you’ll stand out alright, you will
With all around your twin –
Your individuality?
A lot like fitting in
You’ve left your small life here, where you
Can live, at last stand tall:
Another herd to graze among
And never think
At all
To share is human:
Innocent Relationships
(Thanks to Evelyn at Curious Evelyn Seeks for this idea. – Owen)
I see in the world what I bring to the world,
And I bring to the world what it has brought me.
I therefore color new experiences in shades of my old ones,
Perhaps deciding that what has been
Must always be.
But it need not be so.
I can live forward,
Realizing that what comes
May be something wonderful
That I could not have imagined in former days.
I can and will enjoy innocence
Whenever it comes my way
So that I may in turn
Bring this gift
To others
To share is human:
If You Were Here Beside Me Now
If you were here beside me now
We’d walk along this way
To where waves lap on thirsty feet
Amid the dry of day
The sand and surf would all be ours,
The sun and clouds above –
If you were here beside me now
To live
And be my
Love
To share is human:
Advice & Guidance
I’m much obliged for your concern
In awe of your instruction:
So, please, go and enjoy a round
Of autoreproduction
To share is human:
Impression
I once heard a song that looked like this
She sang it when she thought no one could hear
But though she moved, her lips were almost still
Like music from a distant body’s soul
I once saw a scene that sounded thus
I saw it there alone, with just my thoughts
Like one who runs in dreams while standing still
Like water as it sweeps its wordless tune
To share is human:
